GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT SYSTEM
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Tender for Medicines in May 2022
Jun-7-22 | More than 10 thousand results were observed during May 2022 in tenders under the heading "health and medicines", ranging from medical treatments to equipment and machinery used in the health sector.
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Medicines in the First Quarter 2022
Apr-19-22 | A cut-off for the first quarter of the year shows a relevant figure in the health and medicine sector for the Central American region and the Dominican Republic.
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State Contracting Law is Vetoed
Jun-1-21 | In Guatemala, President Alejandro Giammattei decided to veto the reforms to the Contracting Law and announced that the bill will be returned to Congress with the respective observations.
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Request to Veto the State Contracting Law
May-12-21 | Arguing that the reforms to the Contracting Law constitute a step backwards in terms of transparency, the Guatemalan business sector is asking President Alejandro Giammattei to veto what was approved by the Congress of the Republic.
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Amendments to the State Procurement Law
Apr-29-21 | In Guatemala, the Congress of the Republic approved the amendments to Decree 57-92, which allow for an increase in the amounts of direct and low value purchases.
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Lack of Transparency in Public Purchasing
Jul-29-19 | For the business sector in Costa Rica, the large number of direct contracts between state institutions implies a number of defects and abuses in the use of public funds.
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New Rules for State Purchases
Aug-21-18 | The bill being analyzed in the Congress of Guatemala seeks to regulate direct purchases, quotations, bids, reverse auction and, specifically, contracts granted in times of national emergency or urgency.
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Panama: Business Leaders Question Tenders
Jun-25-18 | The private sector is demanding that uncertainty be avoided in public procurement processes of national interest, as it only causes international investors to have doubts, affecting the country's legal security.
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Reforms to Public Procurement System
Jun-22-18 | The first meeting has been held of the technical panel, made up of the public and private sector, which will be working on a proposal to reform Guatemala's purchase and procurement system.
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Costa Rica Still Not Unifying Public Purchases
Jan-24-18 | The Unified System of Public Purchases is used by only 36% of Costa Rican State institutions.
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El Salvador: $16 million for Agricultural Packages
Dec-15-17 | Despite a reduction in the budget, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock plans to allocate $16.2 million to the purchase of agricultural products.
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Costa Rica: Government Suspends Purchases of Goods and Services
Aug-7-17 | President Solís has ordered ministers to suspend all tender processes for vehicles, equipment and supplies, rental of buildings and consultancies that have not yet started.
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Who Sells to the State in Costa Rica?
Apr-5-17 | In 2016 the number of companies that sold goods and services to government institutions grew almost three times compared to 2015.
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Guatemala: Preparations for Changes to the Tender System
Feb-7-17 | A section of prequalified vendors and an electronic market for offers are two of the innovations that are planned to be incorporated into the government procurement system this year.